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1. 11.01.10 12:25 AM PowerPoint by Emerito Feast of the Black Nazarene QUIAPO MANILA

3. The devotion to Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno has attracted an even bigger following. Its popularity, which initially spread to the northern and southern provinces of Luzon, spread over time throughout the country.

4. The image survived the great fires that destroyed Quiapo Church in 1791 and 1929, the great earthquakes of 1645 and 1863, and the destructive bombing of Manila in 1945 during World War II.

5. The uniquely Filipino devotion to the Black Nazarene merited the sanction and encouragement of two popes: Innocent X in 1650, with a Papal Bull canonically establishing the Cofradia de Jesús Nazareno, and Pius VII in the 19th century, by granting indulgence to those who piously pray before the image of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo.

6. The image is now enshrined in the minor basilica in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines and the day on which devotees go to the church is Friday.

9. Faith Healers perform healing rituals around the Quiapo Church during the Feast

16. Catholic devotees believe that if you are able to touch or wipe a handkerchief or small towel to the blessed wooden model of the Black Nazarene or even just touch the rope that leads the Black Nazarene, all your prayers will be answered.

18. During the feast of the Black Nazarene thousands of barefoot men join the annual procession. Walking barefoot during the procession is seen as a sign of humility.

19. Devotees prepare the rope to pull a statue of the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila January 9, 2010. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ at the annual parade.

21. Devotees throw towels to the police who guard the statue and ask them to rub the towel on the statue in hopes of carrying some of that power away with them.

22. Devotees pray before the statue of the Black Nazarene is pulled through the streets during a procession in Manila ,January 9. Tens of thousands of devotees thronged Manila to snatch a glimpse or try to touch the centuries old black black statue of Jesus Christ at the annual parade.

24. Hundreds will testify that when they devoted themselves to this tradition, their prayers were answered. Some get healed, some get to find work, some get money, almost all kinds of wishes and hopes were believed to be fulfilled by God because of the wooden statue that was brought here by Spaniards from Mexico.

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